Cush
Veteran
- Location
- North Cumbria but still a Geordie
Big decisions made yesterday, while I was doing a trial walk for a 20 mile challenge Walk (I have four to do this year to complete my bakers dozen). After this walking will go on the backburner, because as from the beginning of October I will be preparing for another End to End or in this case Haltwhistle –L.E –Dover – Haltwhistle in April2011 then Haltwhistle – Cape Wrath –JOG- Haltwhistle in either October 2011 or April 2012 and I have found in the past that you can not train for both serious walking and cycling together, as one will always dominate. So for walking it will be back to the local weekly RA plod, while I will be trying to get at least one 50-60 ride every week plus one or two spinning classes (If I can still stand a loud female P.T. I).
My bike is a six year old Khar – Kum that has been serviced by a LBS annually and I did the L.E to JOG on it five years ago. I have good panniers and a bar bag and will use Hostels, bunk houses and B.B’s for the trip.
Questions
(1)What Saddle is a good general replacement The one that is on is the original and is wearing badly (the bike also has to do day to day work)
(2) I don’t like drop bars but at times I feel the Butterfly’s that I have are unstable. Do I go back to flats with end bars or change to Moustache or is there another type.
(3) I have cheap pedals on.With clips. Is it worth changing to M424’s (again the bike will be used for a lot of local shopping etc)
Any answers, opinions etc will be appreciated
My bike is a six year old Khar – Kum that has been serviced by a LBS annually and I did the L.E to JOG on it five years ago. I have good panniers and a bar bag and will use Hostels, bunk houses and B.B’s for the trip.
Questions
(1)What Saddle is a good general replacement The one that is on is the original and is wearing badly (the bike also has to do day to day work)
(2) I don’t like drop bars but at times I feel the Butterfly’s that I have are unstable. Do I go back to flats with end bars or change to Moustache or is there another type.
(3) I have cheap pedals on.With clips. Is it worth changing to M424’s (again the bike will be used for a lot of local shopping etc)
Any answers, opinions etc will be appreciated